90 Years Young and Skydiving to Celebrate It

90 Years Young and Skydiving to Celebrate It

<font size="2">He may be a senior citizen but his spirit is that of a teenager, how a local WWII veteran took his 90th birthday celebration to new heights. </font><p></p>

CHAMBERSBURG, PA-His
friends say he's 90 going on 19, Jack Myers joined the "Greatest"
generation and fighting for our country during WWII.

So to
celebrate his 90th birthday he decided to something a little more exciting than
a party.

"There
are a lot of people who skydive when they reach a birthday whether it's 60, 70,
80 or 90," says Kathie Sides, co-owner of ChambersburgSkydivingCenter.

Myers
decided to take to the skies to celebrate hitting his 90's.

"I
wasn't really surprised, he's in very good shape for 90 years-old," says
Jeff Myers, Jack's son. "He plays tennis and golf; I hope to follow in his
footsteps."

Jack
says his biggest goal in life is to never be afraid of anything so he took that
mantra to 14,000 feet and didn't think twice before jumping out of a plane.

"That's
probably the biggest rush right there I mean you know right before you go
that's awesome," says Jack Myers, skydiver. "The wind is rushing the
noise and the airplane and 14,000 feet."

What's
his secret to staying young? He calls it the three A's. First is a good
attitude in life, then staying active and lastly associating with the right
people who you can trust. A secret that helped him make it through his latest
stunt.

"The
professional I went with made me feel very comfortable and he told me
everything to do," says Jack. "I'm good at taking orders I've been married
for 69 years."

Jack
says he's thankful for having such a great support system, a family that
fittingly looks up to him even on days when he's not plummeting from the sky.

"If
I could be half the man he is I'd be happy," says Jeff.

Taking
a birthday milestone to new heights!!

Jack
says he's now hooked on skydiving and hopes to be able to do it every year on
his birthday. His son, Jeff, plans on joining him one day.